Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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1 Eleven returning lettermen and some promising frosh point to the resurgence of Haverford ' s base- ball team in 1964. Led by co-captain Rob Riordan and John Tomaro, the diamond Fords seem to have passed their last building year and are ready te roll. Last year ' s entire starting team returns, hav- ing four victories to remember from last season, including a 15-13 win over powerful Drexel and a 3-1 victory over tough Philadelphia Textile. The strength of the Fords this season is found in the infield. Dave Felsen. Dan Murphy, Rob Riordan and Dave Fraser have looked good to date, and, should help be needed, frosh Sturge Poorman seems to be able to fill in anywhere very ade- quately ; and letterman Ed Harshaw returning from a year ' s absence, will also be tough to keep niit nf the lineup. MVP John Tomaro handles the plate smoothly. The outfield from 1963 also re- mains intact as Hunt Rawlings, Al Letts, and Bob Snow are all returning. Rick Fernsler im- pressed last year as a freshman and may see more action this season. Both the infield and the out- field pack a sting at the plate. The success of the Ford nine in 1964 hinges, however, on the pitching staff. The ace now ap- pears to be soph Hunt Rawlings, who is backed up by flame-throwing Steve Dallollio and crafty John Aird. Freshman Don Urie has shown good speed and control so far and should be a valuable addition to the mound corps. If the staff holds up, and it should, this year ' s edition of Ford base- ball easily ought to post a winning record. Bob Snow 143

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William Carvill introduced cricket to Haver- ford students in 1836, but interest here in the game waned, and by 1840 had disappeared. Re- introduction of cricket in 1856 was followed by founding of two rival cricket clubs within the college. These two, the Delian and Lycaean Clubs, were open only to upperclassmen. During the Winter of 1857, irate rhinies formed the Dorian Cricket Club, and the following Spring they upset the Lycaean Club in their first joint encounter. The asture Delian Club fell victim to the upstart Dorians in their first contest with them in the Fall of 1858. The Delian and Lycaean Clubs formed the Uniteds in a final effort to defeat the Dorians, but this venture failed; the Uniteds lost, and the Dorian Club survived to become the Haverford College Cricket Club. On 5th month 7th, 1864, Haverford played a match against thje University of Pennsylvania. The Ford Cricketeers scored 89 runs and soundly The 1964 season will be Coach Norman Bram- all ' s thirty-eighth at Haverford. During his tenure, tennis has been one of the more winning sports in Haverford ' s intercollegiate athletic program. The 1963 team finished with a 7-4-1 record after 1962 had seen the first losing tennis contingent in twenty years. The caliber of Haverford tennis is never likely to equal that of the 1947-50 teams which won four Middle Atlantic Conference championships, defeated Swarthmore four years running without losing more than one match in any meet, and battled on even terms with schools like Penn, Princeton, Navy and Virginia. Nevertheless Coach Bramall should expect to hang up better than even records for the next few years. For the second time in five years Haverford may be represented by a team devoid of senior members. Four juniors who filled the number 3, 4, 5, and 6 positions on last year ' s team will form s defeated Penn. Since that time, Haverford Cricket Clubs have toured England and Canada and played Australia ' s XI on Cope Field. Haverford ' s original match with Penn was the College ' s first inter- collegiate sports jiarticipation. This year marks the centennial of intercollegiate competition at Haverford and the centennial of the Haverford- Penn cricket rivalry, the oldest intercollegiate ball- game rivalry in the United States. Under the seasoned direction of Howard Comfort, the Cen- tennial XI, captained by J. B. Ruppenthal and managed by W. B. Yelon, will oppose Philadelphia Textile I nstitute, the Alumni, Maryland C. C. Cor- nell, British Commonwealth C. C, and the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania. Tim Sterett the nucleus of the squad. Captain Jim House, Steve Kasser, Howie Pancoast, and Rick Bazelon are ably supported by the best freshman crop in the last four years. Doug Meikeljohn and Dave Koteen are excellent varsity prospects. The two remaining varsity posts will be filled by them or soph Steve Wertime and the team ' s lone senior member Don Ratajczak. The 1964 Fords are faced with the perrenial problem of Ford tennis teams — lack of an out- standing no. 1 player. Again Bramall ' s boys will have to rely on depth to pull them through. The difference between the no. 1 and no. 6 men should be very slight. A young varsity and a strong J.V. lineup in 1964 point toward continued winning ways in the next few years to come. Jim House 145